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Took place this week in Tambre, in the province of Belluno, the World Ski Championships of 'grass, where the' Italy has racked up an impressive tally of six medals: two gold, three silvers and a bronze. & Nbsp;
Monday 7 September 2015 6 minutes reading time
The World Championships & egrave; now playing in the best of ways for the Italian team in the day Wednesday & Igrave; with a shotgun in supergiant in the men and bronze for women. Mattia Arrigoni has won the medal 'gold among men with a perfect race ahead by 10 cents a fantastic Fausto Cerentin and relegated to third place the' Austrian Michael Stocker. Victory in the women's field for the Slovak Barbara Mikova, ahead of the Czech Adela Kettnerova and an extraordinary Antonella Manzoni, who won a bronze medal.
The super combined & nbsp; Thursday & Igrave; He saw in half & agrave; Cerentin second race and Manzoni in their rankings after the first round of supergiant. The Manzoni & egrave; then fall during the heating for the slalom in the afternoon, violently slamming a shoulder and a leg, but you & egrave; also presented at the starting gate and & egrave; He managed to win a beautiful medal 'silver behind again to Mikova and in front of the Japanese Chisaki Maeda. In the Men's Slalom race, however, Cerentin made an error that 'forced sixth. The 'gold & egrave; He went to thirty-nine Czech Jan Nemec, the 'silver all''austriaco Stocker and bronze at the Swiss Mirko Hueppi.
The day of Friday & Igrave; & Egrave; was the 'only without medals Italian. The 'gold in the men's slalom & egrave; He went to Stocker, the 'silver and bronze Nemec all''altro Czech Martin Stepanek. Fourth place went to Edoardo Frau, the best of the Azzurri, trailing by 57 cents from the podium. Among women Maeda, after the super combined bronze, won the medal 'gold in front of the Austrian duo consisting of Lisa Wustis & nbsp; and Jaqueline Gerlach, respectively silver and bronze. Antonella Manzoni absent because of the fall of the previous day, the best of the Blue & egrave; was Ilaria Sommavilla, classificatasi tenth.
The Giants on Saturday, which ended the World Championships, gave two sensational medals to veterans of the Italian team. First Antonella Manzoni won un''altra stupendous medal 'silver always behind Barbara Mikova, authentic mattatrice of these World Championships with three gold medals in four races, with the' Austrian Kristin Hetfleisch who won the bronze, then Fausto Cerentin finished his career at age 42 with a medal 'gold in the giant, ahead Stocker and Nemec, respectively silver and bronze.
Fausto has Cerentin cos & Igrave; skis hanging on the nail with his twelfth medal standings and now he will dedicate & agrave; the new coaching career.
Mattia Arrigoni & egrave; It was simply amazing in the supergiant. Before this world gold, twenty-eight of the Valsassina Ski Team had his best result in high level competitions the 'eighth of the World Japanese two years ago always supergiant, which were then added another two eighth places in Cup the world 'last year.
Stocker & egrave; was once again the most & ugrave; constant after winning the overall World Cup and & egrave; He went to medal in all four races with a gold, two silvers and a bronze. & nbsp;
Also amazing Antonella Manzoni, after a troubled start to the season because of two injuries in the shoulder and the back has won two silvers and a bronze in the three races in which he took part. & Nbsp;
Disappointment for Edoardo Frau, who after twelve podium finishes in the World Cup season has not even won a medal in these World Championships which were held in "his" Veneto. & Nbsp;
All races this World Championships were worth as Italian Championship. & Nbsp;
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